Brazilian Cities Finalize New Year’s Operations as Rio’s Copacabana Readies Drones and 12-Minute Fireworks

Overview

• Rio’s citywide Réveillon features 13 stages and 70 acts, with Copacabana hosting a 12‑minute fireworks show from 19 barges and a 1,200‑drone display, and officials estimating about 5 million attendees and R$3.34 billion in local economic activity.
• MetrôRio will require a R$15 special pass for boarding after 7 p.m., use return wristbands for travel between midnight and 5 a.m., and concentrate post‑event bus departures at the Enseada de Botafogo terminal under expanded street closures.
• Fortaleza’s Aterro da Praia de Iracema expects up to 1.5 million people across two days, with extensive roadblocks, 270 traffic agents, medical posts, social protection teams and a designated accessibility area for people with disabilities.
• Manaus announced low‑noise fireworks and detailed permitted and prohibited items across three venues, while Cubatão will stage a 15‑minute, 3.5‑ton silent pyrotechnic show and coastal São Paulo cities published local schedules and access rules.
• A spiritual group publicly claimed it is conducting an operation to prevent rain in Rio and steer clouds toward reservoirs in São Paulo, a statement reported by local media that lacks scientific validation.